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This patch was given to Professor Geary by Professor Nick Cerio.
The red border indicates the rank of black belt. The moon represents a clear mind, the
white mountain a strong body and the blue water a flowing spirit.
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On the NCMA patch, the globe represents the worldwide reach of the NCMA while the tree
represents its growth, enabled by the energy from the sun. The branches represent the
knowledge the different styles have to offer and the tree roots represents the spreading
of the that knowledge through the different styles of martial arts.
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This is the patch for Hanshi Lou Angel's style of martial art. Tenshi means Angel,
Goju means Hard and Soft, and Kai means System. The red sun represents Hard while the
lines represent a flowing river for Soft. The Japanese kanji means "Tenshi".
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On August 30, 2003 Christopher N. Geary received the World Head of Family Sokeship
Council International Hall of Fame Master Instructor of the Year award.
He was presented this for his accomplishments in the art of Shaolin Kempo.
The prestigious international martial arts grandmasters council presented the
award at the World Head of Family Sokeship Council's 10 year anniversary
celebration in Orlando, Florida.
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Small patch:
KGS BBS stands for Karazenpo Go Shinjutsu Black Belt Society.
Large patch: The original patch layout for first Karazenpo Go Shinjutsu school on the mainland
United States. The patch was designed by Sijo Victor "Sonny" Gascon in the 1950's. The figure in the
center is a likeness of Bodhidharma. The characters
on left side spells out "Gascon" the right side spells out "Victor", which is the name of the
founder of this style of kempo. The meaning of Karazenpo Go Shinjutsu can be broken down as follows:
"Kara" means empty/Chinese hand, "Zen" means of the mind, breathing, belief in truth and life, "Po" means
kenpo/kempo, "Go" represents number five for the original five animal martial arts (dragon, tiger, leopard,
crane, and snake) "Shinjutsu" means the method of self defense without bearing arms.
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